Trump Says Moscow Is Ready for a Deal as Kyiv Rejects Blame, Machado Says She Gave Him Nobel Medal
A U.S. delegation to Moscow was reported for January talks on security guarantees.
Overview
- Trump told Reuters that Russia is prepared to make an agreement and he blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for delays in resolving the conflict.
- Zelensky responded in an evening address, saying Ukraine has never been an obstacle to peace and arguing that Russia does not seek genuine agreements.
- Bloomberg reported plans for an American delegation to visit Russia this month to discuss security guarantees for Kyiv and present settlement proposals.
- The White House press pool said Trump’s meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House lasted more than two hours.
- Trump thanked Machado on Truth Social for giving him her Nobel Peace Prize medal, while the Nobel Committee’s rules state the prize cannot be revoked, divided or transferred.